Island Life

Local 4-H enrolment opens for fresh season 

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If your child is between the ages of six to 19 years and is interested in animals or meeting new friends, organizers hope you...
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Food industry experts lead Farmland Trust series workshops

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SUBMITTED BY SSI FARMLAND TRUST Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust kicked off its new Knowledge Series of community seminars and workshops this past Sunday with...
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Volunteers and community members make the season bright for kids

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SUBMITTED BY SANTA’S WORKSHOP Santa’s Workshop 2022 was a huge success this year with many very positive changes made. Some 71 families and 127 children were...
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Salt Spring Elementary students raise $500 for food bank

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BY MIKAYLA LANGDON, JUNIPER LEE & YARA HOLMES Special to the Driftwood During the months of November and December the Grade 6 French Immersion class at...
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Karia the Korean street dog adapts to island life

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By JANET CLIFFE SPECIAL TO THE DRIFTWOOD In our world, dogs experience a more or less pampered life of grooming, shampoo, cut, blow dry and...
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Christmas cover artwork shares joy

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Art class students from Gulf Islands Secondary School traditionally submit pieces for the Christmas edition of the Gulf Islands Driftwood newspaper each year. This...
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Fernwood students create holiday season artwork

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This year several students from two classes at Fernwood Elementary School — Melissa Hingston's Dorianna Chessa's — submitted delightful artwork for the Driftwood's annual...
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Trip inspires islanders’ fundraiser for well in Tanzania 

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BY MELANIE FURMAN  SPECIAL TO THE DRIFTWOOD   My 13-year-old son and I recently returned from a month long vacation from Tanzania. We were mostly on the...
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Lisa Sigurgeirson creates ‘RisingUp from the ashes’ calendar

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After a fire took most of her belongings in 2021, it might not have surprised friends of Lisa Sigurgeirson — aka Lisa Maxx — that art would emerge from the ashes.
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Stocking Stuffers for Seniors program seeks donations, volunteers

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A new charitable effort on Salt Spring Island is aimed at fulfilling a few holiday wishes for our senior population.  “Stocking Stuffers for Seniors” is...
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